diff --git a/abi2/abi2.go b/abi2/abi2.go
index f9da5d69..c4dbeb68 100644
--- a/abi2/abi2.go
+++ b/abi2/abi2.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"log/slog"
+	"slices"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"unicode"
@@ -599,45 +600,17 @@ func New(name string, ev Event, bd []BlockData, table Table) (Integration, error
 		resultCache: NewResult(ev.ABIType()),
 		sighash:     ev.SignatureHash(),
 	}
-	ig.addRequiredFields()
-	if err := ig.validate(); err != nil {
-		return ig, fmt.Errorf("validating %s: %w", name, err)
-	}
-	for _, input := range ev.Selected() {
-		c, err := col(ig.Table, input.Column)
-		if err != nil {
-			return ig, err
-		}
-		ig.Columns = append(ig.Columns, c.Name)
-		ig.coldefs = append(ig.coldefs, coldef{
-			Input:  input,
-			Column: c,
-		})
-		ig.numSelected++
-	}
-	for _, data := range ig.Block {
-		c, err := col(ig.Table, data.Column)
-		if err != nil {
-			return ig, err
-		}
-		ig.Columns = append(ig.Columns, c.Name)
-		ig.coldefs = append(ig.coldefs, coldef{
-			BlockData: data,
-			Column:    c,
-		})
-		ig.numBDSelected++
+	if err := ig.validateSQL(); err != nil {
+		return ig, fmt.Errorf("validating sql input: %w", err)
 	}
-	return ig, nil
-}
 
-func (ig *Integration) validate() error {
+	ig.addRequiredFields()
 	if err := ig.validateCols(); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("validating columns: %w", err)
+		return ig, fmt.Errorf("validating columns: %w", err)
 	}
-	if err := ig.validateSQL(); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("validating sql input: %w", err)
-	}
-	return nil
+	ig.setCols()
+	ig.addUniqueIndex()
+	return ig, nil
 }
 
 func (ig *Integration) validateSQL() error {
@@ -716,6 +689,59 @@ func (ig *Integration) validateCols() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (ig *Integration) setCols() {
+	getCol := func(name string) Column {
+		for _, c := range ig.Table.Cols {
+			if c.Name == name {
+				return c
+			}
+		}
+		return Column{}
+	}
+	for _, input := range ig.Event.Selected() {
+		c := getCol(input.Column)
+		ig.Columns = append(ig.Columns, c.Name)
+		ig.coldefs = append(ig.coldefs, coldef{
+			Input:  input,
+			Column: c,
+		})
+		ig.numSelected++
+	}
+	for _, bd := range ig.Block {
+		c := getCol(bd.Column)
+		ig.Columns = append(ig.Columns, c.Name)
+		ig.coldefs = append(ig.coldefs, coldef{
+			BlockData: bd,
+			Column:    c,
+		})
+		ig.numBDSelected++
+	}
+}
+
+// sets default unique columns unless already set by user
+func (ig *Integration) addUniqueIndex() {
+	if len(ig.Table.Unique) > 0 {
+		return
+	}
+	possible := []string{
+		"intg_name",
+		"src_name",
+		"block_num",
+		"tx_idx",
+		"log_idx",
+		"abi_idx",
+	}
+	var uidx []string
+	for _, name := range possible {
+		if slices.Contains(ig.Columns, name) {
+			uidx = append(uidx, name)
+		}
+	}
+	if len(uidx) > 0 {
+		ig.Table.Unique = append(ig.Table.Unique, uidx)
+	}
+}
+
 func (ig *Integration) addRequiredFields() {
 	hasBD := func(name string) bool {
 		for _, bd := range ig.Block {
@@ -766,15 +792,6 @@ func validateString(s string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func col(t Table, name string) (Column, error) {
-	for i := range t.Cols {
-		if t.Cols[i].Name == name {
-			return t.Cols[i], nil
-		}
-	}
-	return Column{}, fmt.Errorf("table %q doesn't contain column %q", t.Name, name)
-}
-
 func (ig Integration) Name() string { return ig.name }
 
 func (ig Integration) Events(context.Context) [][]byte { return [][]byte{} }
@@ -1065,6 +1082,9 @@ type Column struct {
 type Table struct {
 	Name string   `json:"name"`
 	Cols []Column `json:"columns"`
+
+	DisableUnique bool       `json:"disable_unique"`
+	Unique        [][]string `json:"unique"`
 }
 
 func (t *Table) Create(ctx context.Context, pg wpg.Conn) error {
@@ -1082,6 +1102,31 @@ func (t *Table) Create(ctx context.Context, pg wpg.Conn) error {
 	return err
 }
 
+func (t *Table) CreateUIDX(ctx context.Context, pg wpg.Conn) error {
+	if t.DisableUnique {
+		slog.InfoContext(ctx, "disable unique index", "table", t.Name)
+		return nil
+	}
+	var s strings.Builder
+	for _, cols := range t.Unique {
+		s.Reset()
+		const q = "create unique index if not exists u_%s on %s ("
+		s.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf(q, t.Name, t.Name))
+		for i, cname := range cols {
+			s.WriteString(cname)
+			if i+1 == len(cols) {
+				s.WriteString(")")
+				break
+			}
+			s.WriteString(",")
+		}
+		if _, err := pg.Exec(ctx, s.String()); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("creating index %s: %w", t.Name, err)
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func Indexes(ctx context.Context, pg wpg.Conn, table string) []map[string]any {
 	const q = `
 		select indexname, indexdef
diff --git a/abi2/abi2_test.go b/abi2/abi2_test.go
index 8e8dc7fb..063419c7 100644
--- a/abi2/abi2_test.go
+++ b/abi2/abi2_test.go
@@ -399,6 +399,16 @@ func TestValidate_MissingCols(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 	}
-	const want = "validating columns: missing column for b"
-	diff.Test(t, t.Errorf, want, ig.validate().Error())
+	const want = "missing column for b"
+	diff.Test(t, t.Errorf, want, ig.validateCols().Error())
+}
+
+func TestAddUniqueIndex(t *testing.T) {
+	ig := Integration{}
+	ig.addRequiredFields()
+	ig.setCols()
+	ig.addUniqueIndex()
+	want := []string{"intg_name", "src_name", "block_num", "tx_idx"}
+	diff.Test(t, t.Fatalf, 1, len(ig.Table.Unique))
+	diff.Test(t, t.Errorf, want, ig.Table.Unique[0])
 }
diff --git a/e2pg/e2pg.go b/e2pg/e2pg.go
index 41e350b8..b1821996 100644
--- a/e2pg/e2pg.go
+++ b/e2pg/e2pg.go
@@ -1023,6 +1023,9 @@ func getDest(pgp *pgxpool.Pool, ig Integration) (Destination, error) {
 		if err := aig.Table.Create(context.Background(), pgp); err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("create intg table: %w", err)
 		}
+		if err := aig.Table.CreateUIDX(context.Background(), pgp); err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("create intg unique index: %w", err)
+		}
 		return aig, nil
 	}
 }